Clark Haaland
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Clark Haaland
Father Symeon should have the last word, I think, because I have written too many already:
‘Spiritual work happens secretly in the heart. Externally, let everything else threaten us. Like the sea: The wind blows, waves rise. But deep down it’s all quiet, peaceful, serene.... See more
This is how a man who trusts in God lives. There might be a wild rage out
In the Desert of the Heart
1 Question For You
The common narrative is that kids learn faster than adults, but if you watch any toddler they spend a large portion of the day attempting things that are on the edge of their ability.
How much time have you spent on the edge of your ability today?
The common narrative is that kids learn faster than adults, but if you watch any toddler they spend a large portion of the day attempting things that are on the edge of their ability.
How much time have you spent on the edge of your ability today?
3-2-1: How to learn faster, what you put into the world, and the value of numerous attempts
“You have created us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”
-St. Augustine of Hippo, 4th Century African Bishop
-St. Augustine of Hippo, 4th Century African Bishop
Day One: On Calling Meditation Video
“This Is Good”
In front of large audience of people “considering some kind of life or career in the world of ideas,” as he put it, the economist Tyler Cowen asked Camille Paglia to offer a piece of advice based on her many years of soldiering through adversity, rejection, and failure before eventually emerging in her mid-40s as a successful and
... See moreLive music is a ritual that evokes a common emotional response to which we attach our singular experiences.
The Red Hand Files Issue #306
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"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." —Howard Thurman
Counting the Cost
You wrote that the brain evolved to seek out the “edge of informational chaos” — a place where our predictive models begin to break down, and in those uncertain zones, we actually have much to learn.